Disney Fantasy’s New York Christening with Mariah Carey [Video]

The newest member of the cruise ship fleet for Disney Cruise Line, Disney Fantasy, was christened yesterday by Grammy Award winner and now official godmother Mariah Carey. After a 3,800 mile Atlantic Ocean crossing from Bremerhaven, Germany, the ocean liner stopped in the Big Apple for the ceremony before sailing to its home in Port Canaveral, Florida.

Mariah Carey & more celebrities

Pop star and Fantasy godmother, Mariah Carey walked down the winding staircase before her commemoration while her husband Nick Cannon, waited with Minnie Mouse to break a bottle of champagne on the ship’s hull. Many celebrities were on board including Ty Pennington, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tim Gunn, Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris, and Heather Headley.

The Video

Watch the actual christening ceremony, listen to godmother Mariah Carey’s commemoration: “I christen thee Disney Fantasy. May God bless this ship and all who sail on it,” and hear what Neil Patrick Harris and others had to say.

Disney Fantasy Itineraries

The Disney Fantasy should arrive at its home in Port Canaveral on March 6th and will rest there for a few weeks before its maiden voyage at the end of the month. All of the Fantasy itineraries will include Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in the Bahamas. The seven-night Caribbean cruises will alternate between St. Maarten and St. Thomas in the east and Grand Cayman, Costa Maya and Cozumel in the west.